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In the 1920s, he is said to have carved twenty-six ancient murals from the walls of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, in China, and to have donated them to the Harvard Art Museums.<ref>Holland Cotter, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/arts/design/06cott.html Buddha's Caves]," New York Times, 6 July 2008.</ref>

In the 1920s, he is said to have carved twenty-six ancient murals from the walls of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, in China, and to have donated them to the Harvard Art Museums.<ref>Holland Cotter, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/arts/design/06cott.html Buddha's Caves]," New York Times, 6 July 2008.</ref>

Warner later wrote a number of pieces on Japanese art history and aesthetics, including at least one work on sculpture from the time of [[Empress Suiko]] (r. 593-628). He is widely credited with convincing the US military of the cultural and historical value of Kyoto, Nara, and Kamakura, and thus rescuing those cities from the ravages of World War II. He was later awarded the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]], Second Class. However, some sources indicate that he denied responsibility for saving those cities, and some scholars have suggested indeed that he was not the one responsible. Nevertheless, monuments to him have been erected at five sites in Japan, including on the grounds of [[Horyu-ji|Hôryû-ji]], and just outside Kamakura station.

Warner later wrote a number of pieces on Japanese art history and aesthetics, including at least one work on sculpture from the time of [[Empress Suiko]] (r. 593-628). The Shôwa Emperor awarded Warner the [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]], Second Class for his work in spreading appreciation of Japanese art.

 

He is widely credited with convincing the US military of the cultural and historical value of Kyoto, Nara, and Kamakura, and thus rescuing those cities from the ravages of World War II. However, some sources indicate that he denied responsibility for saving those cities, and some scholars have suggested indeed that he was not the one responsible. Nevertheless, monuments to him have been erected at five sites in Japan, including on the grounds of [[Horyu-ji|Hôryû-ji]], and just outside Kamakura station.

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